DeMarcus Cousins

David West has crossed up the NBA, taking nearly an $11 million pay cut to leave Indiana and play for San Antonio. The first, most obvious reaction: He can't possibly be married. No spouse in the history of civilization is that understanding. Lo and behold, I come to find out that West not only is married, but wedded to his beliefs. He has a large tattoo of an X on his shoulder (he played at Xavier University.) On one side are the words "My life" and on the other side "My way." "My life, My way," is basically, 'I'm going to do things now that will be the way I feel they should go,'" West once told ESPN. "It's my...

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